Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-06-05
recently, as suppose you have correct
accounts of them?
Yours respectfully,
j. G.. VAN DYKE.

Long Island. at Sl3 the season or Sl5 the
cOlt-the fine Arabian horse Bashaw. He
is about fifteen hands high and was bred
by the Emperor of Morocco. who sent him
II present to the Dey of Algiers; he gave
him to the Swedish consul there, who
presented him to the Grand Duke of
Tuscany. Whilst his royal highness had
him, he won in the same summer the
plates at Sunna, Florence, Pistoria and
Sprato; beating famous English horse
at Florence called the Grand Diavoo, and
many others of no inferior note. Good
pasture may be had for mares at two
shilings per week at the place where he
covers
With respect to the get or immediate
descendants of Arabians or horses stated
to be such, how few of these have got good
turf horses or even first-rate roadsters
BE it remembered that | do not rank Lord
Godolphins famous horse (callcd the
Godolphin Arabian) Us an Arabian horse,
because it seems to be admitted on all
sides now, in England that he was IL
Barb horse. Iindsey's Arabian, some
times called Ranger, is the only Arabian
horse in this country Gf he was an Ara
bian. of which there is no proof that
know of, which ever got good runners
either at long or short distances. The
celebrated Postboy, by Gabriel, had a
cross in him of this valuable stallion.
| mean only to speak of the
Arabians which we have had in this
country.
Dey of Algiers, about which such II
mighty fuss was made in these parts
about thirty years ago, was a pretty little
white horse. about fourteen hands and a
half high (if fairly measured) was the
property of Il General Swan of Massachu-
sets; was sent by him to John Mason.
Esq, (now General Mason) of George
town, ID. c.. by whom he was farmed in
(lS02 think to Mr.. Charles c. Jones of
Cleandrinking. This horse stood at forty
dollars the season; Gimp. Spread Eagle
from whom bred, stood the year before at
the Bowling Green at six guineas-less
than thirty dOllars) and commanded the
best and none but the best mares in the
neighborhood and some from distance.
And yet never heard of single good rum
ner of his get. Those of them that knew
were rank dunghills-had neither speed
nor bottom. put him myself to one of
the best bred and finest formed mares in
the country (full sister to the famous
running horse Nantoaka), and she pro-
duced Il stout iilly, which was trained by
the late Charles Duvall She proved to
be worthless, utterly good for nothing
would give it up after running half a
mile.
The next Arabian tried, and with the
same mare, was Commodore Rogers lit
tie Mamelulie. He was said to be al
Arabian beyond all doubt, and of the
first water. though | do not recollect that
any original certificates in the Arabic
tongue were exhibited with him, as there
were with the "Dey," proving beyond
all doubt the genuineness of his pedigree
and the pureneSS of his blood. Bv Mann
eluke my mare produced me a colt-stout
and strong enough-which at four years
old (fall of 1900 my lamented friend,
the late General Charles Rdgely of
Hampton, trained for me, and brought
him on to the Washington races, where
he ran for the colts purse, two mile heats,
when he was beaten the first heat more
than a four mile distance-though to
every appearance he was in good condi-
ton. He, too, began to give back before
he had gone half IA round. Had not my
mare previously brought me Napoleon
by imp. Punch, should have laid half
the blame to her; but she afterwards
fully eXculpated herself from any charge
of that sort which might be brought
against her by bringing me the notable
Columbia (by Gov. Ogle's famous Os-
car, another son of GabrieD one of the
hardest bottomed nags, with good share
of foot withal, when right, that ever
made track on the Washington or any
other course.
Now be it remembered, Mr.. Editor,
that nothing which | have here stated
has been with view of injuring or dis
paraging any Arabian horse now in eX-
istence, in this country or anywhere else.
| have merely been giving in my "eXpe-
rience" as Il breeder.
Mameluke stood also at Cleandrinking
at forty dollars the season. 1t was said,
| think, that he was captured at some IA
nous battle in Egypt, by the army COM
manded by Gen. Abercrombie; that he
was rode by one of the Mamelukes in
that engagement, and afterwards pos
sessed by a British officer. He was a
clean-limbed, compact horse, about four
teen hands and a quarter high.
OWOSSO BREEDING STABLES.
These are the foals dropped at these